Solomon Smith and volunteers serve up a soup kitchen in Southwyck House

Great to see this worthwhile project using the Resident’s Hall in Southwyck House.

Run by Solomon Smith with help from residents and volunteers, the project collects food surplus from local shops and markets and invites folks to cook together, and welcome everyone to enjoy a delicious meal.

3 responses to “Solomon Smith and volunteers serve up a soup kitchen in Southwyck House”

Hi, Just to clarify, Brixton People’s Kitchen isn’t currently involved in Solomon’s project – we are just an enthusiastic supporter that wanted to publicise it more widely!

We are interested in collaborating though, and perhaps even holding a monthly event at Southwyck House?

We’re currently building a mobile kitchen that we’ll use to travel serving food surplus to different communities around Brixton, and will be holding one event every week. We’re also looking for people to help – get in touch on brixtonfoodwaste@ gmail.com if you want to know more.

Hello, thanks for amending the title! Can we take out the Brixton People’s Kitchen image too? We don’t want to steal the show from Solomon’s Soup Kitchen project. What he does is amazing, credits should go to him :)

A brief history of Southwyck House

Known locally as the 'Barrier Block,' Southwyck House was built in the early 1980s, with its stark façade created as a result of a proposed motorway scheme above Coldharbour Lane.

The Barrier Block was designed to protect the Somerleyton Estate from the inevitable pollution and traffic noise, which explains its tiny windows and unusual 'zig-zag' design - this was intended to 'bounce' the sound back to the ground.

Land was compulsorily purchased for the motorway but when the road project was finally abandoned the block was already under construction, and thus Brixton ended up with the 'Barrier Block'.